GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| overweening | arrogant |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |